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Great American Ball Park

Great American Ball Park is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. This is a site of Cincinnati Reds. The first to add nearby is Paycor Stadium, at 0.5 mi.

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Where
In Cincinnati
76 places to stay
Wikipedia readers
54K
a year · #453 of 7,770
In brief

A stadium & arena inside Cincinnati

You can stay in Cincinnati

Great American Ball Park is inside Cincinnati, which has 76 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

A day trip from Louisville

Louisville is about 88 miles southwest and Indianapolis is about 99 miles northwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓

Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Sep and Oct

April, May, June, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–83°. When to go ↓

An airport 5 miles away

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK) has airline service, about 5 miles from Great American Ball Park.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Choosing a month

Below are typical highs and lows near Great American Ball Park.

Jan39° / 23°
Feb44° / 26°
Mar54° / 34°
Apr66° / 43°
May75° / 53°
Jun83° / 62°
Jul87° / 66°
Aug86° / 65°
Sep80° / 57°
Oct68° / 45°
Nov55° / 35°
Dec44° / 28°
Typical highs and lows in Cincinnati. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s full climate →
About

Great American Ball Park

Great American Ball Park is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds, and opened on March 31, 2003, replacing Cinergy Field (formerly Riverfront Stadium), the Reds' former ballpark from 1970 to 2002. Great American Insurance bought the naming rights to the new stadium at US$75 million for 30 years.

Type
Stadium & arena
Opened
2003
Run by
Cincinnati Reds · Hamilton County Department of Stadia and Parking
Wikipedia readers
54K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Lodging near Great American Ball Park

Close by, places to stay are in Cincinnati (76) and Florence (43).

Great American Ball Park1234567Florence43Covington17Blue Ash25Sharonville30Newport9Erlanger12West Chester Township21Paycor StadiumNippert StadiumKings IslandTQL StadiumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardenCreation Museum10 mi
Great American Ball Park12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Paycor Stadium
  2. 2Nippert Stadium
  3. 3Kings Island
  4. 4TQL Stadium
  5. 5Heritage Bank Center
  6. 6Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
  7. 7Creation Museum
In town

Cincinnati

76 places to stay · 58 hotels · 2 motels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park

You’re already here.

314,367 people

15 min drive

Florence

43 places to stay · 40 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B

34,018 people

10 mi southwest of Great American Ball Park

5 min drive

Covington

17 places to stay · 14 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs

41,847 people

4 mi south of Great American Ball Park

20 min drive

Blue Ash

25 places to stay · 25 hotels

13,707 people

12 mi northeast of Great American Ball Park

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Great American Ball ParkDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Cincinnatiin town—76 58 hotels · 2 motels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park314,367$231KD−
Florence10 mi southwest15 min43 40 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B34,018$211KC−
Covington4 mi south5 min17 14 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs41,847$187KC
Blue Ash12 mi northeast20 min25 25 hotels13,707$403KC+
Sharonville14 mi northeast20 min30 27 hotels · 2 motels · 1 lodge or cabins13,997$224KC
Newport1 mi southeast—9 5 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins13,998$218KD
Erlanger6 mi southwest10 min12 11 hotels · 1 campground20,158$209KA−
West Chester Township17 mi north25 min21 18 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins67,165$340KB−

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LUKCincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field5 mi
CVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky · major hub9 mi
DAYJames M. Cox Dayton58 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Great American Ball Park’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Places worth adding lie within 34 miles.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Bank Center: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Common questions

Visiting Great American Ball Park

Is Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati?

Yes. It’s inside Cincinnati, OH.

When is the best time to visit Great American Ball Park?

April, May, June, September and October, with highs of 66–83°.

How far is Great American Ball Park from Lexington and Louisville?

About 73 miles south of Lexington and about 88 miles southwest of Louisville, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Great American Ball Park?

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (CVG), about 9 miles.

Where should I stay near Great American Ball Park?

Cincinnati (in town, 76 places to stay), Florence (10 mi, 43 places to stay) and Covington (4 mi, 17 places to stay).

From locals

Word from Cincinnati

There are no tips yet, so start one in Cincinnati’s Town Square.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.